elemental
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əˈmɛn adjective
1.
of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple; uncompounded.
2.
pertaining to rudiments or first principles.
3.
starkly simple, primitive, or basic: a spare, elemental prose style; hate, lust, and other elemental emotions.
4.
pertaining to the agencies, forces, or phenomena of physical nature: elemental gods.
5.
comparable to the great forces of nature, as in power or magnitude: elemental grandeur.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | fundamental; basic; primal: the elemental needs of man |
| 2. | motivated by or symbolic of primitive and powerful natural forces or passions: elemental rites of worship |
| 3. | of or relating to earth, air, water, and fire considered as elements |
| 4. | of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold |
| 5. | of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element |
| —n | |
| 6. | rare a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form |
| ele'mentally | |
| —adv | |
| ele'mentalism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
elemental
1510s, pertaining to the four elements, from M.L. elementalis, from L. elementum (see element). Meaning simple, uncomplicated is from 1550s; that of relating to first principles is from 1570s. The noun in the occult sense is from 1877.
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Example sentences
It fails the elemental test of any proposed solution, which is to fulfill both sides' basic needs.
Adding to the variety are elemental powers such as fire, electricity and corrosion that pack an extra punch.
Fiction provides an elemental connection to the human story and struggle that non-fiction can rarely match.
The multi-color versions of it tell us the temperature, the density, and the elemental composition of the gas and dust as well.
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